Category Archives: Handmade Cards

Stampin’ Up! – A Touch Of Ink

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today, I’m sharing my monthly projects for the Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring A Touch of Ink Photopolymer Stamps. This stamp set is a Sale-A-Bration product that you can earn for free with a qualifying purchase of $100 USD through the end of this month. To see the entire February Artisan Design Team Showcase, see yesterday’s post on the Stampin’ Up! FaceBook page! The… Read More »

Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team – Back To Back Blooms

Hello! As a member of the 2021 Artisan Design Team, I occasionally have the honor of contributing to the Stampin’ Up! Corporate Facebook page. Today, I’ll be sharing two of those projects, featuring the Back To Back Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set and Happy Thoughts Cling Stamp Set. Back To Back Blooms: The Back To Back Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set is a reversible stamp set, which means you can stamp both… Read More »

#TGIFC302 — Color Challenge

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge including Smoky Slate, Real Red, and Petal Pink. I thought those were just perfect for one more Valentine’s Day card:) For this card, I decided to play with my Stampin’ Blends to color and create a pretty background panel. First, I stamped the flowers with the Forever & Always stamps using… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop – February 2021

Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for February. This month, we have a super bright color combination, including Gorgeous Grape, Magenta Madness, and Bermuda Bay. Whether you just started here or arrived from Melissa Kerman’s blog at Melissa’s Crafting Tree House, please be sure to continue on by following the navigation links at the bottom of this post. When I first saw this color combination, I immediately… Read More »

#TGIFC301 – Lots of Heart

It’s TGIF Challenges Friday! This is a special Friday too, because it’s designer take over. Every time we have five Fridays in a month, one of our designers take over to create the fifth challenge. Fun, right? This month, it’s Stesha Bloodhart’s turn, and she chose “Mad For Plaid.” Stesha is an AMAZING designer known for many styles, but the one that frequently catches my eye are her rustic cards.… Read More »

January Artisan Design Team – In Bloom Bundle

Hello and welcome to my first official 2021 Artisan Design Team blog post! How exciting!!! This year, Stampin’ Up! has made a few changes to the Artisan Design Team. Instead of monthly blog hops, Stampin’ Up! is posting Artisan Design Team projects on it’s Facebook and Instagram feeds. These projects appeared in the Artisan Design Team Showcase January 2021 on Facebook yesterday. For these monthly projects, the 21 members of… Read More »

#TGIFC300 — Catalog Inspiration

Hello Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we are getting inspiration from the January-June Mini Catalog. There are SO MANY amazing samples in the catalog. It’s a great place to get ideas for layouts, color combinations, stamping techniques, and different ways to use embellishments. This is going to be a really fun challenge, because there’s so much to choose from. I thumbed through the catalog and… Read More »

Control Freaks – Forever & Always

Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for January! This month, our theme is the new January-June Mini Catalog!!! Wahoo! There are so many beautiful, inspiring products to play with that it makes this challenge super easy and fun. Whether or not you just arrived from Wendy Weixler’s Wickedly Wonderful Creations, be sure to continue on through the rest of the Control Freaks Blog Hop by clicking the… Read More »

New Suit & Tie Dies

Today, I have a really special card to share using the new Suit & Tie Dies! I absolutely love this new set, because it’s so versatile. I first saw it during the November Convention, and I immediately knew what I wanted to do. (Please note that I am not affiliated with Chapman University. I obtained permission to show the logo on this card since it’s only for inspiration.) White Coat… Read More »

Stamping Sunday/Sale-A-Bration Favorites

Hello and welcome to the first Stamping Sunday Blog Hop of 2021!!! I’m Tami Hewlett from Stockton, California, and I’m so happy you could stop by. Today, we are showcasing projects made with our favorite Sale-A-Bration products. Sale-A-Bration is my favorite time of year. It’s when you can earn FREE products with qualifying purchases of $50 or $100. Click HERE to download a flyer and see all the Sale-A-Bration choices,… Read More »

#TGIFC298 – Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday Stamping Friends! It’s time for a new sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges. I love sketch challenges, because the basic designing is already done. Just pick a stamp set, or in this case a designer series paper, and fill it in! For my card, I decided to use the gorgeous new True Love Designer Series Paper as the focal point. I simply picked out some of my favorite flower… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop – January 2021

Hello and Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Color Fusers Blog Hop of 2021! Wahoo!!! This month, we have a bright color combination including Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Garden Green, and Pacific Point. When I saw it, I immediately thought of bright flowers and a gorgeous blue background. For my card, I used the new Art Gallery Bundle (156227 for $50.25 USD) on page 34 of the January-June Mini… Read More »

#TGIFC296 – Coming Home

Merry Christmas!!! Best wishes to you and your family. I hope you’re spending the day with at least a few loved ones. While our gatherings may be small this year, let there be love and joy in your heart. It’s Friday, and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is “Let It Snow.” I decided to use the Coming Home Bundle and Christmas Layers Dies… Read More »

Woodland Wonder Congrats

Hello! Hope your week is going well!!! Now that it’s almost Christmas and I’ve finished all my holiday projects, I’m starting to look forward to the launch of the new January-June Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration!!! Both will start on January 5, 2021. So today, I have a sneak peek of a cute new stamp set called Woodland Wonder. Woodland Wonder Stamp Set: I saw a very similar card in the… Read More »

Control Freaks – Coming Home Bundle

Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for December. I’m Tami Hewlett from California and I appreciate you stopping by. You may have just arrived from Cindy Elam’s blog, Hearts Delight Cards. If you’re already following along or just starting here, be sure to continue on through the rest of the blog hop by using the button at the bottom of this post. This month our theme is “So Sparkly.”… Read More »

#TGIFC294 – Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge, and this week it’s a sketch challenge that’s super simple and open for interpretation. I decided to use it to give you a sneak peek of a new bundle coming out in the January-June Mini Catalog! This bundle includes the Simply Succulent Cling Stamps and Potted Succulent Dies (including that gorgeous background die!) There’s one more subtle sneak peek on this… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop – December

Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for December. This month, we are working with a beautiful color combination of Pretty Peacock, Night of Navy, and Granny Apple Green. I love blues and greens, so this is right up my alley! For my card, I combined the Wishes & Wonder Bundle with the In The Pines Bundle to create a soft winter scene. Everything is stamped and embossed… Read More »

#TGIFC292 – A Magical Christmas

Happy TGIF! Hope you’re enjoying your long Thanksgiving weekend. For my family, this is the first official day of the Christmas season. It’s when my husband and I drag out all the storage boxes and start decorating. I love rediscovering family treasures. We’ve got a huge collection of ornaments that bring back wonderful memories of vacations, special events, and the kids growing up. To me, it’s the beginning of the… Read More »

Control Freaks Blog Hop – Happy Holidays

Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for November! This month, our theme is Happy Holidays. I hope you’re getting into the holiday spirit. I know I am, as this month seems to be whizzing by! Whether you’re starting the blog hop here or just came from Cindy Elam’s blog at Hearts Delight Cards, be sure to continue on by clicking the “Next” button at the bottom of this post… Read More »

#TGIFC290 – Curvy Christmas

It’s time for a new TGIF Sketch Challenge! The sketch below is super versatile and leaves lots of room for interpretation. I decided to rotate it and use some early release products from the January-June Mini Catalog that are available to purchase now!!! Stampin’ Up is now offering the Quite Curvy Bundle. It includes a whole suite of coordinating products that you can purchase between now and January when the… Read More »